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Met-Cam Class 101 & 111 DMU
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BR Class 111 DMU
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To start the page off, here are a selection of Pete Johnson's Class 101 DMUs, all
having been modified from the Lima model with extra headcode lamps in plastic, wipers by MJT.
Early style Class 101 DMBS & DMC with 4-lamp headcodes.
Chassis tray for the DMBS. After years of wagon modelling I wasn't
sure if I'd enjoy painting figures....in fact it turned out to be fun!
Remember denim jackets with embroidered rock band names? A mid-70s fashion essential for
heavy metal fans....I'll never forget overhearing two on a Sheffield-bound DMU discussing which washing
powder worked best....rock on!
Bodyshell for my second 2-car Class 101, a Chester based example in 1975/6. The windscreens
have been flush glazed using 0,75 ABS, and the yellow stripe reapplied using Modelmaster transfers after removal
of the full length rainstrip.
A detail view of the cut-and-shut guard's door replacement prior to
top coat paint. The early batches of Met-Cam 101s had the doors reversed
compared to the Lima/Hornby moulding. The new doors have been cut from
the opposite side of a scrap bodyshell.
Front detail of the same bodyshell, showing the 4-lamp marker light
arrangement, bodyside with rain-strip removed and the roof area where
the radio box has been cut away and the missing roof ventilator restored.
A pair of Lima Class 101 2-car DMUs are also being worked on. The
window detail on these models was possibly Lima's finest hour? They will
both be finished in a mid-70s appearance, one for the Eastern Region,
one for the London Midland.
To add life to the model some of the windows are being modelled open,
this view shows work in progress. A drill and small square needle file
are used, with a touch of silver paint still to be added.
Now a selection of Class 101 DMUs by Paul James, in various liveries and combinations.
This combination has 3 powered vehicles..... no hanging around!
A closer view of the modified Hornby vehicle.
All vehicles have buckeye coupling fitted between the coaches, allowing a variety of formations.
A green / blue 2 car set seen at Easington Lane.
Different livery combinations.
Class 101 at Wibdenshaw.
2-car formation leaving Wibdenshaw.
Class 101 DMU at Hartburn.
Blue liveried Class 101, modified, detailed and populated by Pete Johnson.
Class 101 at Pudsey Junction on a Leeds to Sheffield service.
A Lima based Class 111, modified from a Class 101 seen at Shenston Road.
